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Fifth division, fifth month: commander Shamhuth the Izrahite: 24,000 men.
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Sixth division, sixth month: Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: 24,000 men.
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Seventh division, seventh month: Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite: 24,000 men.
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Eighth division, eighth month: Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite: 24,000 men.
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Ninth division, ninth month: Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite: 24,000 men.
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Tenth division, tenth month: Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite: 24,000 men.
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Eleventh division, eleventh month: Benaiah the Pirathomite, an Ephraimite: 24,000 men.
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Twelfth division, twelfth month: Heldai the Netophathite from the family of Othniel: 24,000 men.
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Administrators of the affairs of the tribes: for Reuben: Eliezer son of Zicri;
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for Simeon: Shephatiah son of Maacah; for Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel; for Aaron: Zadok;
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for Judah: Elihu, David's brother; for Issachar: Omri son of Michael;
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for Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; for Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;
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for Ephraim: Hoshea son of Azaziah; for one half-tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah;
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for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah; for Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;
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for Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham. These are the administrative officers assigned to the tribes of Israel.
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David didn't keep a count of men under the age of twenty, because God had promised to give Israel a population as numerous as the stars in the sky.
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Joab son of Zeruiah started out counting the men, but he never finished. God's anger broke out on Israel because of the counting. As it turned out, the numbers were never entered into the court records of King David.
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The king's storage facilities were supervised by Azmaveth son of Adiel. Jonathan son of Uzziah was responsible for the warehouses in the outlying areas.
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Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers on the farms.
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Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards and Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of grapes for the wine vats.
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Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the western hills, and Joash was in charge of the olive oil.